Talking Counter

YNk- and moses and SPUNJ are TALKING MAJOR COUNTER

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00:00 Intro
01:40 WATCH THIS BEFORE SKIPPING TO TIMESTAMPS
07:12 Looking ahead to Stage 2
-- "First" part of the podcast begins now (lower audio quality moving forward)
34:30 Tyloo v Lynn Vision, adjusting expectations for Stage 1
56:00 Valve at the Major? Or not at the Major? That is the question
1:17:30 Finalizing our look back on Stage 1 of IEM Cologne

YNk- and moses and SPUNJ are TALKING MAJOR COUNTER

Join our Discord to talk Counter with other followers of the
podcast and of Counter-Strike. Participate in giveaways and
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00:00 Intro, Chad's travel woes, Janko's microphone woes
18:30 The Major is FINALLY here
28:50 New sticker money split
42:00 THUNDER dOWNUNDER
52:00 Consequences of skipping CAC
1:02:45 STAGE ONE PICK'EMS
1:27:15 NiKo's miss, NiKo vs Ropz, NiKo Karrigan and Falcons

THE MALBS FILES HAVE BEEN UNLEASHED

*****This episode was recorded on the 14th of May BEFORE the
playoffs of PGL Astana and IEM Atlanta******

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00:00 Intro, getting into CS and early career
13:55 Playing with coldzera in 00Nation
19:05 Experiences on M80 and G2
33:40 Individual struggles in 2025 after NiKo's departure
41:40 The State of CS - animgraph updates and map rotation
45:30 Joining Team Liquid, time in roster so far
52:55 What is TaZ like as a coach?
59:35 Current (aka week-old) Counter-Strike and the
dominance of Vitality

Chad and Jason have gone full retro with this episode. No edits, no timestamps no thumbnails just RAW TALKING COUNTER.

YNk- and moses and SPUNJ are Talking Counter.

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00:00 Intro, cache experience, ghost nades
12:47 IEM Atlanta
34:10 ESL Pro League s25 in Riyadh for 2027
47:30 BLAST Fort-Worth
1:20:00 G2's loss to FaZe at BLAST Rivals
1:27:40 FURIA at BLAST Rivals into Astana
1:34:55 How important is PGL Astana for Falcons?
1:51:45 MOVING ON :x